Curtain fixture



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INVENTOR A'ITORNEY Patented July 27, 1926.

unrren stares JOHN s. EAGAN, or rnovrnnnon, rations ISLAND.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

Application filed January 14, 1926. Serial No. 81,211.

My invention relates to brackets adapted for use in supporting the fiat type of ourtain rod comprising a flat body. portion with inturned or U-shaped longitudinal flanges, the latter being provided near their ends with slots or holes for facilitating engagement with portions of the bracket.

Inthis type of fixture it has heretofore been attempted to employ upon the bracket a hook projecting from within the upper flange upwardly through the hole therein with the result that the exteriorly progecting hook end prevented sliding the curtain to the wall, thus exposing the end of the rod.

An essential object of this invention is to remedy this defect. A further object is to facilitate the tilting of the rod during its engagement and disengagement; to afford an efficient guide and insure a smooth rolling movement of the rod during these operations; and to attain these ends in a strong and inexpensive structure.

To the above ends essentially my invention consists in such parts and in such combinations of parts as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings which form a art of this specification and wherein like re rence characters indicate like parts throughout the views Figure 1 is a plan elevation of my brackets attached to a wall and engaged by a curtain r Figure 2, an enlarged section of the same on line 22 of Figure 1 and Figure 3, a fragmentary section on line 3-3 of Figure 1, showing in broken lines a position of the rod during its application to the bracket.

In the drawings 5 is a curtain rod of the flat flanged type which may be sectional or nonsectional. In this instance it comprises telescoping sections. The rod includes a flat intermediate portion or body 8 and inwardly bent oppositely directed U-shaped upper and lower flanges 9 and 10 provided respectively with longitudinal slots 11 and 12 near the rod extremities. As shown the end portions of the rod are disposed at right angles to the central portion.

Each of my brackets for supporting the rod comprises an attaching or wall plate 14 having integral with one of its vertically disposed lateral. edges, intermediate the length of the plate. a substantially horizontal flat arm 16 disposed in a plane at right angles to the plate and provided upon an intermediate portion of its upper edge with a longitudi nally disposed lug provided upon its forward end with a curved shoulder 18, and whose rear end forms a shoulder 19. From the shoulder 19 rearwardly to the plate 14 the upper edge of the arm 16 is downwardly curved to atlord clearance of the rod end and to afiord a guide 20 upon' which the latter may roll.

Below the arm 16, and integral with the plate and arm, and in the vertical plane of the latter, is a flat extension or car 22 of less length than the arm 16 provided along the forward portion its lower edge with a downwardly directed rearwardly inclined or curved bearing portion 23 whose rear end forms a slight shoulder 24 intermediate the length of the ear. From this shoulder to the plate 14- the lower edge of the ear is horizontally disposed at 25.

In applying the end of the rod to a bracket the former, in an inclined position,

moved over the ends 01. the arm and extension until, as shown by broken lines in Figure 3. the end portion of the upper flange 9 is in a position behind the shoulder 19, and the end ot' the lower flange 10 engages the bearing portion 23 of the extension 22. The rod is next depressed to a horizontal position which movement forces the end of the flange 10 along the portion 23, over the shoulder 24 to snap into a posi tion behind the latter. While the maximum distance between the portion 20 and shoulder 24 is somewhat greater than the distance between the fianges 9 and 10 it will be understood that the resiliency of the latter permits the described. movement. Final engaged position of the rod with the bracket. is shown in full lines in Figure 3 with the lug 17 in the slot 11 and the shoulder 24 in the slot 12.

It is essential that the lug 17 be located intermediate the length of the arm 16, since the portion of the arm in front of the lug is the support for the rod. The downwardly curved fulcruming surface 20 is important because it not only makes unnecessary the use of a hook or tall projection upon the arm 16, but permits the employment of the lug 17 which. it will be noted, does not project substantially above the horizontal plane of the upper flange 9. For this reason the curtain may readily slide over the rod up to the plate 14 without impediment,

The surface 20 is further important because it furnishes a rolling fuleruming surface which facilitates the movement of the rod over the surface 23 with which it cooperates during engagement or disengagement of the rod.

I claim In a curtain fixture a curtain rod com prising a flat body and two lateral resilient flanges provided near their ends with slots, a bracket-comprising a wall plate, a flat substantially horizontal arm integral'with the plate, a longitudinally disposed lug upon an intermediate portion of the arm adapted to register in theslot of one flange with its upper edge in substantially the horizontal plane of the'flange, the portion of the arm between the lug and the plate being formed with a downwardb curved guide upon which the rod may roll when tilted, and the outer portion of the armbeing adapted to normally support said flange, a flat ear integral with the plate below the arm provided upon its free end with a downwardly and rearwardl3 inclincd bearing portion for the second flange and adapted to cooperate with the guide when the rod is tilted. and a shoulder on an intermediate portion of the ear terminating the bearing portion and adapted to enter the slot in the second flange.

In testimony whereof I have atlixed my signature.

JOHN S. EAGAN. 

